"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Partial to ( পক্ষপাত দুষ্ট ) He is partial to his son.
  • Prompt at ( চটপটে (ব্যক্তিত্ব) ) He is prompt at figures.
  • Escape from ( পলায়ন করা ) The prisoner escaped from the jail.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Rejoice at ( আনন্দ করা ) Every one rejoiced at her success.
  • Equal in ( সমতুল্য (পদমর্যদা) ) Mr.Karim is equal in rank with Mr.Rahim.

Idioms:

  • To and fro ( এদিন-ওদিক ) Being unable to make up his mind the man is walking to and fro.
  • Dead language ( যে ভাষা এখন আর কথ্য নয় ) Sanskrit is a rich language, but it is now a dead language.
  • Irony of fate ( ভাগ্যের পরিহাস ) He could not succeed by irony of fate.
  • As usual ( যথারীতি ) He is late as usual.
  • As if ( যেন ) He swims so beautifully as if he is the Olympic gold medalist.
  • a rotten apple ( কোনো একটা দলের সব ভালোর মধ্যে খারাপ বা মন্দটা ) In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few rotten apples.